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Jetée · 08-11-2009, 04:50 PM

CMAQUEST: An Infotainment and Magazine Blog: The Cat of The Chinese Zodiac

I might have to transcribe the true story of where I read this legend, perhaps tomorrow in the morning.

Here is the abridged version of the tale I am familiar with:

The Emperor (and/or the Buddha at the time) decide upon their infallible and omniscient royal whim of fancies to hold a contest; a race, and invites all the animals of the time to participate.

The cat and the mouse were good friends and neighbors that time. When the two animals heard the news they both become excited and the cat told the mouse that they should wake up early in order to be the ones who would be signed in first. The cat asked the mouse to wake him up because he usually wakes up late. The rat promised that he would wake up the cat early and they would go together.

The next morning the mouse was too excited and forgot his promised to the cat and immediately proceeded to the gathering place where he met tiger, the rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig which run a lot more faster. In order not to be left behind he thought of a good idea. He approached the straight forward ox and promised him that he would sing him a song if the ox allows him to carry him. The Ox and the rat arrived first but the mouse slid in front of the ox and became the first one to be enlisted on the twelve chose animals. The other animals followed and the twelve animals were complete.

Meanwhile, the cat was too late when it finally arrived, the selections were over. This is the reason why the cat hates the mice so much that every time they meet, the cat will always chase and kill the mouse.

08-11-2009, 04:50 PM	#18757 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	CMAQUEST: An Infotainment and Magazine Blog: The Cat of The Chinese Zodiac I might have to transcribe the true story of where I read this legend, perhaps tomorrow in the morning. Here is the abridged version of the tale I am familiar with: The Emperor (and/or the Buddha at the time) decide upon their infallible and omniscient royal whim of fancies to hold a contest; a race, and invites all the animals of the time to participate. The cat and the mouse were good friends and neighbors that time. When the two animals heard the news they both become excited and the cat told the mouse that they should wake up early in order to be the ones who would be signed in first. The cat asked the mouse to wake him up because he usually wakes up late. The rat promised that he would wake up the cat early and they would go together. The next morning the mouse was too excited and forgot his promised to the cat and immediately proceeded to the gathering place where he met tiger, the rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig which run a lot more faster. In order not to be left behind he thought of a good idea. He approached the straight forward ox and promised him that he would sing him a song if the ox allows him to carry him. The Ox and the rat arrived first but the mouse slid in front of the ox and became the first one to be enlisted on the twelve chose animals. The other animals followed and the twelve animals were complete. Meanwhile, the cat was too late when it finally arrived, the selections were over. This is the reason why the cat hates the mice so much that every time they meet, the cat will always chase and kill the mouse. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi